The Plays of William Shakespeare ...J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... because it affords a clear fenfe ; whilft , on the other hand , the reading of the old copy affords none : for fuppofing change with to mean exchange for , what idea is conveyed by this paf- fage ? and what other fenfe can these words ...
... because it affords a clear fenfe ; whilft , on the other hand , the reading of the old copy affords none : for fuppofing change with to mean exchange for , what idea is conveyed by this paf- fage ? and what other fenfe can these words ...
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... because " the ridges left in lands turned up by the plough , are termed wind - rows ; " though surely the obvious explication of the latter word , rows exposed to the wind , is the true one . Hence the rows of new - mown grass laid in ...
... because " the ridges left in lands turned up by the plough , are termed wind - rows ; " though surely the obvious explication of the latter word , rows exposed to the wind , is the true one . Hence the rows of new - mown grass laid in ...
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... because the fame error is found in King John , Act V. fc . vii . where we have , in the only authentick copy : " Death , having prey'd upon the outward parts , " Leaves them invisible ; and his fiege is now " Against the wind . " MALONE ...
... because the fame error is found in King John , Act V. fc . vii . where we have , in the only authentick copy : " Death , having prey'd upon the outward parts , " Leaves them invisible ; and his fiege is now " Against the wind . " MALONE ...
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... because the diction is different from that of the present day . The arrangement of the text was the phraseology of Shakspeare , and probably of his time . So , in King Henry VIII : " You must be well contented , " To make your house our ...
... because the diction is different from that of the present day . The arrangement of the text was the phraseology of Shakspeare , and probably of his time . So , in King Henry VIII : " You must be well contented , " To make your house our ...
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... because they want him ? Certainly , we must read : Comes dear'd , by being lack'd . i . e . endear'd , a favourite to them . Besides , the context re- quires this reading ; for it was not fear , but love , that made the people flock to ...
... because they want him ? Certainly , we must read : Comes dear'd , by being lack'd . i . e . endear'd , a favourite to them . Besides , the context re- quires this reading ; for it was not fear , but love , that made the people flock to ...
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